Palma López, AlbertoClemente Castro, SergioRuiz Montoya, MercedesGiráldez Díaz, InmaculadaDíaz Blanco, Manuel Jesús2024-02-072024-02-072023Palma, A., Clemente-Castro, S., Ruiz-Montoya, M., Giráldez, I., & Díaz, M. (2023). Pyrolysis of municipal solid waste compost: Pilot plant evaluation as a sustainable practise of waste management. In Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242x2312007440734-242X1096-3669 (electrónico)https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23144To evaluate the potential of compost based on municipal solid waste (MSW) and 20% legume pruning under a pyrolysis process, generated products, including solids (biochar), liquids (bio-oil), and gases (non-condensable gases), through experimentation in a pilot plant with a fluidized bed reactor at 450°C and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry have been analysed. In addition, the compost kinetic behaviour by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), using the Flynn–Wall–Ozawa (FWO) method, has been investigated. Four different reaction zones, associated with lignocellulosic materials (hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin) with a first step for water evaporation, in TGA curve have been observed. A biochar with low stability and aromaticity, considering high and low O/C and H/C ratios, respectively, has been obtained. The obtained pyrolytic liquids contain a high concentration of phenolic compounds because of a significant presence of lignins and other high molecular weight compounds in the original material. Moreover, the generated noncondensable gases consist mainly of short-chain compounds, such as alcohols, aldehydes, and alkenes produced from hemicellulose, cellulose, and proteins.engAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/PyrolysisMSW compostKineticGC/MSBiocharjournal article10.1177/0734242x231200744open access2307 Química Física2391 Química Ambiental